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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1971
Page
4
Market bulletin notes intraday data as 1 PM listing with highs and lows. Trading details show Last price near midday level amid fluctuating bids and asks.
In Santiago, two Rivera brothers wanted for the Perez Zujovic slaying died in a four hour gun battle with police after cornered in a garage. Ronald 25 and Arturo 20 shot themselves rather than surrender. Three others were captured. The incident heightened Chilean tensions and prompted emergency measures under President Allende.
Ector County approves payment of a $25 debt to the estate of J B Zimmerman for land bought near Penwell in 1955 for highway right of way. The Texas Highway Department flagged the issue. a proposed 1955 budget workaround was rejected. commissioners move to settle the overdue amount.
Operation Giant Step a federally financed three week Title I program at Travis Elementary schools began Monday. Seven sites Milam Austin Alamo Hays Rusk Zavalla run 8 30 to 11 a m with 47 teachers and staff focusing on arts and academics for fourth to sixth graders selected for underachievement last year.
Odessa police investigated ten thefts reported over the weekend. Victims include O A Mickle at 2500 West 12th and Bobby Louis Patton at 3619 North Tom Green, who noted stereo thefts from cars. Harold Baldwin at 2121 Idlewood reported a lawnmower stolen. Bicycle thefts were reported by R M Short, 2741 Roger. Jerry Owen, 2723 North Hancock. Kenneth Mathis, 900 East 25th. Alvin Lee Wiley, 708 Wabash. Ed Ray Watkins, 651 College. Walter Hancock, 334 East May. and Billy Bradym, 307 Carver.
Odessa police investigated four weekend burglaries with thefts at Collier's Laundry 810 South Crane donde money was taken from a candy machine. A car owned by Jeff Ellig 1429 Custer was entered from a kitchen window, golf clubs and a briefcase stolen. Tempo Club 528 Dobbs reported seventeen liquor bottles missing after entry through the back door.
Psychologist Richard G. Jones from Lydbark will conduct two minicourses in Odessa titled Les sons From Psychology. The Wednesday session for parents tackles common errors, behavior modification, sexual issues, and child abuse. The Thursday session for the general public covers emotional problems, relaxation, and coping with habits like smoking and overeating. Tuition is 4 dollars per evening, each course lasting about three hours. Lectures start June 16 and 17 at 7 30 P M in the Chronicle Room of the Golden Went Law Office.
Airmen's club at Sheppard Air Force Base reopened after a disturbance that caused a Sunday closure. About 20 people received minor injuries, described as having racial overtones, with no arrests. One airman held for hours. City police stood by as Maj. Gen. Jerry Page recalled key personnel.
Two Qdessans were arrested early Sunday morning and charged before Peace Justice Manuel Valles with driving while intoxicated. Kenneth LeRoy Kiser, 43, 4100 North Golder, was arrested on U S 385 and released under 500 bond. Ector Juarez, 19, of California, was arrested in the 1400 block of South Broughton and was being held in lieu of 500 bond.
Mrs Grady Rogers age 455 of Floyd New Mexico died in a Portales hospital after being swept from her car by flood waters on a dirt road south of Portales Saturday State Police said Rogers drove off rain flooded New Mexico 8 and got out as it went under water.
New York traders saw the Dow Jones 30 down 5.02 to 910.85 as Big Board activity slowed. Brokers tied the fall to First Pennsylvania Bank and others lifting prime rates, while some drug shares rose like Pfizer and Merck.
James Lary Beard of 2007 East University was treated for a hip injury at Medical Center Hospital after reporting he was struck by a passing car while changing a tire. He was released Sunday after treatment.
This guide breaks down typical closing costs including processing and lending charges, title insurance, taxes, lot surveys, hazard insurance, and legal fees. It explains who pays, when, and how these charges arise in a standard residential transaction.
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